General Management

Start Dates: September
Mode of Delivery: Full-time

With finance is a minor field offered in combination with the International Business Management MSc. It takes the student from first principles of finance and financial management to more complex finance theories and applications.

Students will appraise individual projects and will evaluate the strategic financial direction and control of the organisation as a whole. The financial aspects of individual projects includes basic techniques for decision making, planning and monitoring performance of individual projects. Valuation of assets, liabilities, equity and other securities both individually and collectively are covered. The measurement and management of risk is incorporated.

What will you study?

The International Business Management MSc offers the underpinning elements of business management from a national and international context. The business-related areas comprise information management, operations management, marketing, financial resources management, and the management of people and organisations. These areas will be covered in depth to include areas of consultancy, analysis and research skills.

The second stage of the course includes core work on strategy and research, together with a wide range of options covering international business areas and a practical consultancy project. This gives you the opportunity to work for an external client organisation for a period of five to six weeks, enabling you to put your business knowledge and skills into practice with a real company. In addition, your dissertation enables you to research a specific area of interest in depth.

Start date: September
Modes of delivery: Full-time or Part-time

The aim of this programme is to provide the general management knowledge and skills needed by today’s managers operating in an international context, and in particular help students develop awareness and understanding in the planning, organising, executing and evaluating of projects. Applicants will also learn about the alignment between portfolio project management and enterprise strategy as well as balancing priorities between different projects to achieve maximum added value for the organisation. 

Project Management is a minor field offered in combination with the International Business Management MSc. This builds on the theory and practical application of key business functions to help you develop a sound understanding of the field of global business and is open to applicants with a degree in any discipline. 

The Project Management specialism will teach you key skills including project planning and monitoring, strategic management, agreeing and setting realistic targets plus the ability to self-analyse performance and progress and respond to feedback. 

What will you study?

The International Business Management MSc offers the underpinning elements of business management from a national and international context. The business-related areas comprise information management, operations management, marketing, financial resources management, and the management of people and organisations. These areas will be covered in depth to include areas of consultancy, analysis and research skills. The project management areas include modules in project management and strategic project management.

The second stage of the course includes core work on strategy and research, together with a wide range of options covering international business areas and a practical consultancy project. This gives you the opportunity to work for an external client organisation for a period of five to six weeks, enabling you to put your business knowledge and skills into practice with a real company. In addition, your dissertation enables you to research a specific area of interest in depth.

Start Dates: February and September
Mode of Delivery: Part-Time

Kingston's Management Studies MA course is suitable for professionals working in all sectors of the economy, whether you are in local government, healthcare or private-sector companies, such as retail, IT or finance. It will provide you with the skills and qualities that you need to become an effective manager.

This course is recognised by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). Successful graduates are eligible for Associate Membership of the CMI and you will have the chance to upgrade to full Member status depending on your management experience.

What you will study?

After an induction programme introducing you to the Business School and the expectations and ethos of the course, you will go on to study modules that cover the broader disciplines of management and some more-focused topics. Unlike our Management Studies PgDip/MA top-up programme, you sign up for the MA qualification from the start, which means that your studies are more continuous.

You will develop your evaluation and analytical skills, focusing on the application of management techniques to your job. You will gain a strategic and holistic perspective of your organisation that is critical to its success in today's competitive business environment. You will also have the opportunity to specialise by choosing certain option modules.